SA is so used to crime, we don’t even expect it to be punished

In sickness and in health Muneer Hercules and Maryam Kallie tied the knot at a hospital in Athlone, Cape Town on Sunday. The groom was rushed to hospital on Saturday night after being attacked at his home during a robbery. Image: Esa Alexander

I wrote a “nice” column last week. I wrote that we must not allow some of the outrageous acts of our politicians and some of our fellow citizens to become normalised in our society. It was a pretty decent column (I think!) as columns go. It said all the right things. It was harsh without being negative. It was forward-looking without ignoring the past. Crucially, everything in it was true.